передёрнуть

Russian edit

Etymology edit

пере- (pere-) +‎ дёрнуть (djórnutʹ)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [pʲɪrʲɪˈdʲɵrnʊtʲ]

Verb edit

передёрнуть (peredjórnutʹpf (imperfective передёргивать)

  1. (in a card game) to sharp, to cheat, to swindle
  2. to distort, to twist, to wrench, to misrepresent, to slant
  3. to make wince, to make cringe, to make reel, to make squirm, to make flinch
    Меня́ передёрнуло от э́того.Menjá peredjórnulo ot étovo.That made me cringe. (literally, “I was made to wince from that.”)
  4. (slang) to jerk off, have a jerk off
    Synonyms: вздрочнуть (vzdročnutʹ), подрочить (področitʹ), пофапать (pofapatʹ), помастурбировать (pomasturbirovatʹ)
    Да не мучайся ты так, иди передёрни и сразу полегчает!
    Da ne mučajsja ty tak, idi peredjórni i srazu polexčajet!
    Hey, there's no need to suffer this much, go have a jerk off and it will immediately feel better!

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